Ice tongs



May 4,1926. n 1,583,302

` O. R. M EINHOLDT ICE TONGS Filed Oct. lO, 1925 L 21mm M @www l siding at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have-invented certain new.

Patented May 4, 1.926,

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' Applica/nonameoetoberio,1925. serial in. vere'faf ,To all whom t may concern-.f y y Be it kno-wn that I, OTTO RL-VMEIVNHOLDT, citizen of the United States of America, re-

and useful Improvements in Ice Tongs, of which the following is a specification.

This inventiony relates' to newand useful"l improvements in ice tongs, and particularly vhasto do with ordinary ice tongs'embo'dy-` ing my improved handle and links.

yA' frequentobjection to theoidinary ice tongs is 'that vthe grappling arms spread lat erally `on their pivotal connections, lwhich permits the ,arms to project -above the said' connections when extended. hThis action often causes the users hand orngers to be pinched between thefup'per portions' of the arms when the latterare retracted. yAnother common objection is that the users'fin'gers are often pinched between the upper Vportions ofthe grappling arms and the iinderand swing downward.

' rable and adaptable to heavy and strenuous' side ofthe handle ywhen saidarms are disengaged and swing down due to the weight of same.

A particular feature of the invention re*- sides in thek connecting links Iwhich have` means provided withinthemselves for pre-v venting thearms from extending beyond-a certain point when the same are disengaged Another object of y,the invention is to pro"-v vide a highly improved handle device for ice 1 tongs in which means comprising a handle and connecting links, will prevent thehand` andffinge'rs from` being pinched 'when the. grappling arms ofthe tongs are extended;

Another object ofthe invention is to pro" I vide aA device to be made of `any suitable material lwhich willfbe light in weight yet duuses. i f

A further object of the linvention is 'to provide la device which has freedom Vof operation, and in which the handle and'grapplingarms arepivoted in such a manner `as to prevent lateral play therebetween.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a handle to be made of aluminum, v,wood or any suitable material which may be gripped with ease and' also aord a comfort- `fable holding means to the hand of the user.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described together with other features of theyinvention.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of thel following speci-'- fication and by referenceto-the accompany-l v ing drawings-inwhich aneXample-ofthe-in-y j v y y va pair of ice ventionis shown, and wherein: Fig. 1 1s a sidev elevation of tongs provided with a handle and connect-l inglinks constructed lin accordance with my invention, n

vFig. 2 is an enlarged view of the handle. and links, yparts being in section, v

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional viewl the line 3-3`.ofFig. 2,

takeny on Fig. 4 isr a ycross sectionalfview.taken on vrthe line off-Fig. 2,andj'; f Y

Fig.`5 is a cross` sect1.onal v-iew ofa'modi-y n fiedformof the handle'.y i l' In thedrawings the' numeral'.1Qdesignates l one 'of the'grappling'farms of @an ordinary r pair of ice tongs and'llthe` other arm. The

arms are pivoted" in-fthe usual manner yfby l means of a double headed rivet 12 or any other suitable" means. The arms "are` provided withi'nwardly directedears 13 at their Incarrying out my invention the princii palv parts Acomprise aliandle 14 anda pair of connecting links 15 which may be made of` any1 suitable material.4 However, I pre-A` fer to niakezllle handle of ljlum'inull 01'r Wood? y and theconnectinglinks of bronze or brass;

It is obvious that by the usage 'off these dif-l v ferent materials the possibility of thepiv'otal or corroding will be'.

connections binding eliminated.l Y p l 3 c. `'The hand'leco'mprises a bar, -16 which is upper fendsfeachof saidv ears havingv an 4fapr`-8 0 ertiire 13': i'ntheir central portion.

enlarged at each end forming upwardlyj' j l' curved ears '17 having apertures 17" 'pro-'f vided-in the central lportion thereof.A The barv extends' entirelyacross from onej` ofthe connecting linksto ythefother, thus'` `4 affording greater strength. `The lbar which is preferablyimade rof bronze because ofits anti-friction qualities is enacted within any suitable-material 18 such as aluminum, wood `or'rubber and isr finished 4to conform with the user7s hand," thereby all'ording'V a Vmore vcomA p `fortable holding means.

`The preferred material tapered in.`

wardly at each end to conform with "the width of the bar 16 thus affording iieatness. i

`It is apparent by this construction thatwater cannot seep into the handle, rusting or corroding the pivotal connections as is a..

common occurrence ofthe-'old hollow type l handle. 1 v ,l

The links .are made of any suitable niaterial and `comprise a male member 19 anda .female member 20. The member 19 has a received in apertures 11i of the grappling arms and apertures 1S of the handle bar 16, thus providing pivotal connections for said parts.

` The pins 23ers received in corresponding apertures -2/l in the member 2O and a center or'intermediate pin 25 is received in ya similar aperture 26 thus -a-li'ording greater strength to the complete link when the pins are upset.` Asl the apertures 2l of the'meiiiber 2O are substantially the' same diameter` .as the otheijportion of the pins 23 and the collar of said pins are on the saine plane as theboss 21, it is obvious that the ends of the links cannot bind when the pins are upset to forni the pivotal connection between the handle and the grappling arms. Y

ln Fig. 5 I have l"shown a modified form Hoff the handle in. which a simi-lar handle bar 16a is employed having the saine function as the bar 16 in the above specification. r1`he grasping portion. 18a-of thev handle is made of any suitable material, preferably light weight material such as aluminuml and .the like. The handle is made lin two sections, each section having' a corresponding internal groove 27 in which the handle barr 16a snugly fits. The sections may either be welded together or fastened by means of rivets 28.

lIt will be readily seen thatwhen the tongs lare disengaged and the grappling arms swing downward, as is shown in dotted lines, (Fig. .the hand of the user cannot be pinched as the inward side 22 of the boss engages against the side of the ear vof the handle bar. Bythis arrangement it is obvious that vthe links are prevented at all l times from Closing.inupon'thehandle when the arms are disengaged, thus thehazard of the user-s hand being pinched is eliminated. It is g also obvious that the possibility of lateral displacement of the pivotal connections is greatly minimized, as the ears of the handle and grappling arms are snugly and firmly held in alinement byy means of the rigid constructionv of the connecting links. ,i

Various changes in the size and lshape of the dierent parts, as well as modifications and alterations may be made within the scope of the appended claims.` i lV hat 1 claim, is: 1. ln. an. ice tongs, a. handle, links pivoted in pairs to each end of the handle, grappling arms pivot-ed to the opposite ends ofl the' links, and a central bossintegral with 'one link of eachy pair for spacing ythe links apart 3. In an ice tongs', a handle, links rpivoted in pairs to each end of the handle, grappling arms pivoted to the opposite ends of the links, a centra-l boss integral with one. link of each pair for spacing the links apart and also for engaging the handle for limiting the closing` swing of the grappling arms, one link of each pair having shouldered pins at each end, the coinpl'etm'entary link having apertures for receiving the reduced endsv of said pins, and afastening element carried by each boss and engagingV the complementary link for securing the links together. p

4. In yan ice tongs, a handle, linkspivoted in pairs to each end of the handle, onel link of eachy pair having a central boss and having its ends inclined sov as to converge, shouldered pins integral with each end of one of said links of each vpair to serve as pivotal connections, and apin integral with each boss, the complementary linkof each pair having apertures for receiving said pins and also an aperture for receiving the reduced portion of the shouldered pin.

ln testimony whereof I affix vmy signa# ture.

@TTC MEINHOLD'I.

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